#changing tables

“John Legend is trying to help make diaper duty so much better for dads.

The EGOT-award-winning artist has teamed up with Pampers as part of a initiative to install 5,000 changing tables in men’s restrooms across the US and Canada.

The 40-year-old father of two is hands on when it comes to his year-old son Miles and 3-year-old Luna and understands how difficult it is for dads around the world to find a changing table when out and about with their children.

Hint: they are primarily in women’s restrooms, leaving dads with the option of floor squatting to get the job done changing a doo-filled diaper.

“It all started from an organic situation which was that Chrissy and I both shared diaper-changing duties with Luna,” Legend said about his wife Chrissy Teigen told PEOPLE.

Legend said he’s been shocked that it’s taken so long to include dads in the diaper changing conversation.

“It didn’t occur to me that [including dads in advertising around diapers] hadn’t happened yet … but I’m glad that we’re highlighting this issue,” he says. “Overall, it’s part of a movement that we recognize [the] duties of parenting and running the house should be shared more equally between partners.”

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“All men should be feminists. If men care about women’s rights the world will be a better place. We are better off when women are empowered – it leads to a better society.”

– Singer-songwriter John Legend announcing a concert to raise funds and awareness for Chime for Change, a charity which works to improve the lives of women worldwide.

The state of New York now recognizes that dads change diapers, too.

A law that went into effect on New Year’s Day requires all new and renovated buildings with public bathrooms to include changing tables in men’s restrooms. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced in April that the state would provide diaper changing stations in public restrooms of all genders starting this year.

“New York proudly leads the nation in fighting for the rights of working parents, and by ensuring access to these amenities, we will help ensure all New Yorkers can give their children the care they need at this critical stage of their lives,” Cuomo said at the time.

The law applies to all businesses and public facilities, including restaurants, stores, movie theaters, parks and DMV offices. Each publicly accessible floor must have at least one changing table both genders can utilize, according to the April announcement.

The legislation is going into effect after a photo of a father squatting in a bathroom in an attempt to change his son’s diaper went viral in October. “What’s the deal with not having changing tables in men’s bathrooms as if we don’t exist!!” the father, Donte Palmer, wrote on Instagram.

“We’re more than just protectors and providers,” Palmer told BuzzFeed News. “We’re the stroller pushers [who] get up at 4 a.m. to warm bottles.”

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